Alexa Skill not available in the UK?

Just signed up for triggercmd, so there's every possibility I'm missing something obvious, but I can't search for triggercmd on the UK Alexa skills store, either from within the alexa app or on the Amazon site.

When I find it on the US site it says my Echo is registered to the UK and redirects me to the UK Skills store, where the only result for triggercmd is the Android app, is there some form of geoblocking in place on the skill?

Russ

Stefan, thank you so much for telling me!

I didn't intentionally geoblock the UK, but I think I know what's wrong. I just submitted an update to the Alexa skill that will likely solve it. It might take Amazon a couple days to approve it.

EDIT: The modified TRIGGERcmd Alexa Skill is now live. It should work in the UK now. @Stefan-Green , will you please test it and let me know if it works for you?

EDIT2: I just noticed on this page:

English (UK) and German skills do not support AMAZON.LITERAL and cannot use the AMAZON.LITERAL slot type

I used the AMAZON.LITERAL slot type because it works perfectly for TRIGGERcmd. Amazon doesn't allow developers to use it anymore though which I discovered when I tried to setup a second skill with "TRIGGER command" as the Invocation name.

Anyway, if you still can't see the skill on the UK skills listing, that's probably why.

Stay tuned. I'm working on it. If I can get the custom slot type to pass certification, we should be good. It works fine, but it's failing certification because, as is recommended here, if you want to accept any random word, you have to add a lot of random words in your slot, but then their certification testing tries to use all those words. So I'll probably have to create a test account for them that has computers and triggers with all of those words in the voice fields.

Hi Russ,

Thanks for putting the effort in on this, I know the possible UK userbase is probably not proportional to the effort involved in making it work!

I decided to wait a few days for the new version but there's still nothing on the UK Skills store for Triggercmd as yet. Seems like a weirdly specific caveat on the Amazon UK/German side, probably due to local data protection laws.

Hope you can make some progress on it, I'm happy to do testing if you need it (Shame you can't sideload skills, UK alexa users are always screwed :P)

dvs

Adding my +1 for that UK userbase I know it's not much but I'll subscribe and spread the word, this fills a bit gap in the Alexa ecosystem!

Russ

Ok, I just submitted the new "TRIGGER command" skill that should work in the UK. I'll post again when they approve it.

EDIT: I just got the email that it passed certification.
EDIT2: I finally just realized what that problem was. I didn't enable the English UK language! I feel pretty stupid, but I think that's the last thing I was missing. Thank you for your patience. Probably just 1 or 2 more days until it's live in the UK. Maybe I'll add German while I'm at it.

Based on their URL pattern, I expect it to be here when they finally do add it.

Just keeping you up-to-date on progress.

Russ

@dvs and @Stefan-Green, now both skills are available in the UK.

Take your pick:

Original TRIGGERcmd skill
New TRIGGER command skill

TRIGGER command tested and confirmed working Fantastic work Russ, just got to configure some commands and set it up for my server

Russ

@Stefan-Green, that's awesome! Thank you for testing!

Zubairsk

It seems that you're experiencing difficulty finding the TriggerCMD skill on the UK Alexa Skills Store. While I don't have access to real-time information about the availability of specific skills in different regions, I can provide you with some general information that might help.

Geoblocking: It's possible that the TriggerCMD skill is currently unavailable or not yet released in the UK region. Skill availability can vary by country, and certain skills may be limited to specific regions due to various factors such as licensing agreements or language support.
Language settings: Make sure your Echo device is set to the English (UK) language. Sometimes, skills are only visible in the store when the language settings match the skill's supported languages.
Contacting TriggerCMD support: If you've tried the above steps and still can't find the TriggerCMD skill in the UK store, it's best to reach out to TriggerCMD support directly. They will have the most accurate information about skill availability and can assist you with any specific issues related to the skill.

To contact TriggerCMD support, visit their official website (https://www.triggercmd.com/) and look for a support or contact section. They should be able to provide you with further guidance and assistance regarding the availability of the skill in your region.

Remember, skill availability can change over time, so it's always worth checking with the official support channels for the most up-to-date information regarding the TriggerCMD skill in the UK.

Russ

@Zubairsk, where did you get that text? Do you live in the UK and got that somehow when you tried to find the TRIGGERcmd skill?